This paper presents Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Now's (ConnCAN's) annual report for 2009. Contents of this annual report include: (1) The Beginning; (2) Our Vision; (3) What We Do; (4) Getting Results; (5) Research--Action; (6) What's Next; (7) Take Action; and (8) The Organization. [For "ConnCAN Annual Report 2008: Faces of…

During fiscal year 1970, the states received $1.1 million for research under Section 131(b) of Part C of the Vocational Education Amendment. This amount was sufficient for states to keep their Research Coordinating Units (RCU's) functioning, but provided very little for new research. The main activities of the RCU's were to disseminate results of…

This report is a summary of art programs research; an analysis of national, state, and local (Mount Vernon, Washington) art education is outlined. The analysis is constructed from: materials entered into the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) system in the 1980s; the 1987 State of Arts Education in Washington Schools survey; and…

The report condenses the yearly activities of the Tennessee Research Coordinating Unit (RCU) for Vocational Education and its efforts toward fulfilling the organization's goals: (1) To stimulate, coordinate and conduct research; (2) To collect and disseminate research and information; and (3) To improve vocational-technical education. The first…

This report presents three studies which investigated the two major problem areas in developing a State system of managed research in vocational education: (1) identifying persons who are interested in and competent to conduct research and development activities, and (2) identifying and placing in priority order the significant problems in the…

The collection of six papers offers perspectives on planning and implementing career education programs. The first paper, the Introduction (David Goodwin), deals with program implementation. The second paper, Priorities in Career Education (Alonzo A. Crim), describes the historical origins of career education in the Atlanta school system with a…

Research and development projects in career education funded under part C of Public Law 90-576 for fiscal year 1973 are abstracted in this document. For each State and United States territories, the following information is provided: State and project number; State-level project administrator (including address); amount of Federal funds provided…

This report reviews in detail the accomplishments of the third year of the 1999-2002 contract of the Outreach and Technical Assistance Network (OTAN). It describes and quantifies the services--electronic collaboration, access to information services, and research, development, and assistance in using technology--provided by the entire three-year…

The report describes the impact on the nation of a nine-year effort in research and development in vocational-technical education. Major impact projects are described: (1) developing and restructuring vocational curriculum, (2) developing prevocational curricula, (3) vocational information and guidance systems, (4) management information systems,…

The Office of Community College Research and Leadership project involves research, technical assitance, information dissemination, and leadership activities for postsecondary Illinois vocational-technical education target audiences, especially community college administrators. "Update" newsletters and "Research Briefs"…

Before a vocational education research and development agenda for the 1980s can be formulated and implemented, a national policy on economic and human resource development should be in place. In its absence, such an agenda must be shared in light of several factors that reflect the current demographic situation and long-range trends, including a…

This report presents a summary of the work of Minnesota's State Council on Vocational Technical Education for the biennium ending June 30, 1995. Part 1 summarizes the council's research and development activities. It describes the following: trends in the distribution of state and federal funds for vocational education; conclusions of the Perkins…

A Pennsylvania study analyzed the capability of the existing systems to deliver a comprehensive, articulated program of vocational education. A review of prior studies of vocational education in Pennsylvania found consensus about needed changes in the state's program. Areas of improvement included governance and administration; leadership;…

This annual report contains resumes of research projects, exemplary and innovative projects, and curriculum development projects. Projects were administered by state departments of education through research coordinating units (RCUs) in fiscal year 1978 and funded under sections 131, 132, and 133 of the Vocational Education Act of 1963 as revised…

A review, analysis, and synthesis of research in career education, which identifies emerging trends, program successes, and the overall relationship of career education to vocational and general education programs, is presented in this information analysis paper. Six major sections are included. Section 1 presents perspectives on the growth and…